Rumble seat for automobile bodies



July 3, 1928.

J. ANDRADE RUMBLE SEAT FOR AUTOMOBILE BODIES Filed June 12, 1925 NVENTOR.

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Patented July 3, 1928.

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PATENT eri-fica. N

JULIUS ANDRADE, OF EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO CHANDLEB CAB COMPANYQOF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

BUMBLE SEAT Foa AU'roMonILE Bonnes.

Applicant med :use ,12, 1921s.` sensi No. sacos;

This invention relates to vehicle bodies and particularly to rumble seats for automotive vehicles.

The invention has particular reference to` `automotive vehicles of the so called road` ster type, in whichthere is provided a spare seat in the rear portion of the vehiclewhich may be folded away conveniently when not inuse` y 'y s g One object of the invention relates to the provision of a waterproof storage space under the seat when folded, and in accordance with this object there is provided on the cover portions of the device a plurality of gutters which are adapted to empty rain water intoone another. Y s

Another vobject relates to the provision of a rumble seat which in opened position provides sufficient room to permit a passenger to step directly to thev floor of the car without having to ,walk upon the upholsteryof the seat. Furthermore, the cushions, when the seat is in the closed position, are suspended in spaced relation with the Hoor ofy the car, so that ample room is providedfor storage and so thatsoiling thereof by 'con-A tact with the floorl of the vehicle is effectively avoided. i s y I i An important feature ofthe improved construction is that 'when the device is in folded or closed position, the exterior of the vehicle is `free` of undesirable projections suchas hinges, handles `or knobs. s e' Various other objects and advantages Vof the invention `will beobvious from the following particular description of oneforrn of mechanism embodying my invention;` or

i lidsopen into position foruse;

from an inspection of the accompanying drawings; also the invention vconsists in certain Anew and novel features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter set forth and claimed. V t

Fig.v 1 is a sectional view taken on` the center line of an automotive vehicle embodying features of thev invention,..taken with the.

seat in folded position;

Fig. 21isva similar sectionalviewwiththe Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line344-3 of Fignl,` .Y Fig. 4 is a plan view of the rear portion of the automotive vehicle of Fig. `'1,with the lids inopen position;

Figr is a similar vew with the `backrest portion and the seat bottom in partially` raised position; and

Fig.l Speis a detailed sectional view of a modified form ofthe gutter of Fi 2.

`Like reference characters denote like parts 'in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, `there is shown an automotivefvehicle 10, having a rear deck 11,.` as indicated iniFigs. 1 and 2. An apeIl` ture 12 (Fig. 4) is cut into the vehicle body,

Vand the configuration of the aperture is such that there is afront portion 13, a rear portion`14 of relatively greater width, and offsets 15,16 between the front portion and the rear fportion, A bracket 17 is secured to frame o the vehicle body, one on each side, within thel outline of the rear or enlarged portion 14of the aperture 12, but outwardly of the outline ofthe front or narrow portion 13. pin or bolt 18 is provided in each bracket 17 for a. purpose which will subsequently be set forth.

The rumble seat comprises two independently movable lids, which.' for convenience of expression 4will be designated herein the seat bottom, and the back rest respectively. The back Yrest comprises two spaced members 20, 20, each having a broadened top 21 formed and finished to form a conventional Yarm rest, and having a'slotted arm 22 inte igral therewith and lextending at an acute angle from an intermediate portion of the top 21. Each arm has aslot 23 which is engagedby Vthe respective bolt 18 to form a pin and slot connection between the back rest andthe bracketl.

' The slot 23 takes a sharp bend 24 near its ets, such as 27. which are each pivotally l connected with the rear end of the respective top 2,1 ofthe member 20.` The back rest is also secured to alplurality of curved brackets such as 28, which are pivotally mounted on the body of the vehicle. Thus the back restais supported mainly upon the brackets 28`but is guided in movement by the pin `and slot connection with the brackets 17.

The `inner or forward face of theback rest y ein* 2l i 1,675,685 if is provided with padded upholstery 29 for the comfort oii the passenger.

The rumble seat bottom comprises a main portion 30 having a metal facing 31 finished tocon-fomn-With. the exterior surface of the vehicle body. .4h plurality ott spaced bars such as 32, may be secured to the outer face 31. above when the seat is in its open position is provided with upholstery 33, and forms a seat for the' passenger. The.r portion 30 is provided at its lateral edges, near the forward end, with ay paifr of bracketssuchf as 34, each of which is pifvotally secured.` to a frame member of the car. f The upholstery 33 of 'seat bottom sless in width:

than the front portion 13 of. the `apertarre 12., andk the WidthY of. the metalfacingfl is just sul'cient to cover theV aperture when the seat is in closed position. A' ir ot rests,.such asf36, covered with a yieldmg material. 37 are aiiivxed to the fioor ofthe car, and are so positioned as to beengaged by two of the metal` bars 32 so asto suppertthe seat bottom when in open osition.

The' aperture 12- is lined); hy a Waterproof material 40, and there is secured tothe back rest a curtain 41 Whichmay be `tacked down as at 42. The body of the vehicle includes a metal sheet43 which isf bent around the edge of the aperture 13 as at 43 to form a gutter 44 having a drip basin 45 and a. lip 46. The edge of the metal facing 3l ofthe seat'bottom is ben-t to forma drip bead47 which in the closed position of the seat. extends into the basin 45 of the gutter 44 It understood that the periphery of theaperture 12 is provided throughout With` similar gut- Y ters and the cooperating seat portions with similar drip beads so that rain water is deposited inthe basin 45. y, U .y y The rear edge of the metal facing 310i the seat bottom is bent as at'47; to `form a gutter 48 having a drip basin 49 fand a lip 50. The front edge of the metal facing 26 of the back rest is bent to form a drip bead 51 which in the closed position ofthe seat extends into the basin 49 of the gutter 48. A In the modified form of gutter shownin Fig. 6 the gutter is 'formed of. a separate bent metal sheet 90 constructed. to vform a gutter basin contiguous.to theA periphery of the aperture, and fastened to the body asby nailssuchas 91, and in this embodiment the body metal 43 is carried over the edge to fasten 4to the outside of the vertical portion of the gutter. The water thus enters the gutter basin, and cannot get between the gutter and the frame of the body. Y Y f The'metal body facing 43 along the lateral edges of the aperture 12`is bent aslat 52 l (see Figp3) to form a gutter 53 having va relatively Wide drip basin 54 and aV lip 55. The complementary edgeof the back -rest -is provided with a drip bead 56 extending into The side of the portion 30 which!r is invention.'

the basin 54 of the gutter 53, The drip basin 49 of the gutter y48empties into the drip basin 54 of the gutter 53 as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Thus the rain Water einpties into the gutters and; ows toward Athe rear 'ofthe car bygravitg, there being a slope as indicated in the drawings, to conform' tothe design-'of the vehicle body. V`At the rear of the aperture 14, the metal facing tonguefZI secured to the adjacent edge of thev back rest. Y i

In operatiomthe normal positionof the device being shown in Figi 1, when it is desired to open the seat for use, the latch 70,71 is unlocked and the forwardV end of the back rest is lifted, so as to rotate. theback rest towards the rear direction as viewed in Fig. 1. The slotted arms 22 ride on the bolts 18'until the shar bend 24 is reached in each case after winch the arms fall by gravity so .as to maintain the back rest in, upright position as shown in Fig. 2. At the same time the seat bottom is rotated towards the rear until at least some of the metal bars 32 contact with ,the rests 36p, and the Seat is thus mainfor use when required,` and .which affords ample leg room for its occupants, and which is substantia 1y waterproof. e interconnecting gutters providedtake care of the rain water so that it is discharged outwardly of the vehicle body. Each seam registers with a drain basin of'a cooperating gutter i and forms a low portion forwater to drip 01T, thus forcing the waterLinto the gutter.

While I have shown and described and have pointed out in the annexed claims certain novel features of xnyvinventomit-will be understood that various omissions, substitutions anduchanges in the forms and-Vdetails ofthedevice illustrated and inits operation may be made b those skilled Ain the art without departing rom, the spirit of the I claimt y 1 y 1. In.a veh1c1e,a rumble `seat comprising a pair of lids of relatively dierent widths 110 ,when closed presents a neatap earance and f folding into the body of the vehicle, and arranged in closed position so that an edge of one of said lids 1s conti uous with an edge of theV other lid, a drip ead on one of'said contiguous edges, a gutter basin on the other of said ed es to catchliquid dropping from said dripV ead, and a Agutter secured to the body of the vehicle into which liquid from said basin may discharge.

2. In a vehicle, a rumble seat folding into openings of different widths cut in the body of the vehicle, comprising a pair of rotatable lids coextensive with and forming covers for the openings respectively and rotatable into position as seat-parts, drip basinsskirting the openings, drip beads on the edges of theV lids and arranged to engage in said basins when the seat is closed, and a drip basin on one edge of one of said lids emptying into the drip basins of the opening.

3. In a vehicle, a rumble seat comprising a. pair of lids of relatively different widths folding into thefbody of the vehicle, and arranged in closed position so that an edge of one of said lids is contiguous with an edge of the other lid, a drip bead on one of said contiguous edges, a gutter basin on the other of said edges to catch liquid dropping from said drip bead, a gutter secured to the body of the vehicle into which liquid from said basin may discharge, and a drain for discharging liquid from the last named gutter outwardly of the vehicle body.

4. In a vehicle body, the combination with a deck having an aperture therein, a back rest normally forming a cover for a first part of said aperture, a seat bottom normally forming a `cover for asecond part of `said aperture, the edge of said aperture and the edge of said seat bottom having a gutter sur-V rounding the first part of said aperture when said seat bottom is in normal position, and means for pivotally mounting said back rest so that it may be swung from its open position wholly above said deck to a closed position, said seat back having means cooperatin with said gutter for draining water.

5.gIn a vehicle body, the combination with a deck having an aperture therein, a back rest normally forming a cover for a first art of said aperture, a seat bottom normaly forming a cover for another part of said aperture, means for mounting said back rest and seat bottom respectively for movement Vto usable position, and means for collecting and draining water at thejoint between said seat bottom and `back rest and at the joint between said seat bottom and back rest and the deck.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JULIUS ANDRADE. 

